Misfire: The Tragic Failure of the M16 in Vietnam

by Bob Orkand and Lyman Duryea

Book Overview

Misfire combines insider knowledge of U.S. Army weapons development with firsthand combat experience to tell the story of the M16--iconic as the American weapon of the Vietnam War and, indeed, as the U.S. military's standard service rifle until only a few years ago despite its tragic failure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811772985
• ISBN13: 9780811772983
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"